PERROT Georges & CHIPIEZ Charles, “Histoire de lart dans lantiquité”, Librairie Hachette et Cie, Paris 1882-1898. Seven (7) volumes in 4to: Volume I: LEgypte, 879 pp., with 452 engravings, 1882. Volume II: Chaldée et Assyrie, 825 pp., 452 engravings, 1884. Volume III : Phénicie - Chypre, 921 pp., 644 engravings, 1885. Volume IV: Judée, Sardaigne - Syrie - Cappadoce, 833 pp., 394 engravings, 1887. Volume V: Perse, Phrygie - Lydie et Carie - Lycie, 928 pp., 537 engravings, 1890. Volume VI : Grèce Primitive, Lart Mycénien, 1033 pp., 553 engravings, 1894. Volume VII: La Grèce De Lépopée - La Grèce Archaïque (le temple), 691 pp., 54 plates and 293 engravings, 1898. Some plates are in colour (chromolithographs). Beautiful contemporary binding signed by Bertault: ½ deep blue morocco with corners, gilt decoration on the back, gilt upper edges Seven volumes of the influential work result of the collaboration of the important French archaeologist Georges Perrot and the influential French architect and historian of the ancient worlds architecture Charles Chipiez. Richly illustrated by more than 3000 sketches, plans, views and artifact drawings including also Chipiez’s magnificent virtual architectural drawings of the ancient monuments that once stood erect, bringing them for the first time to life. Clean copy, very good state.